>> good afternoon. thank you for joining us. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> today is a beautiful day for a ball game in washington, d.c. for the washington nationals this is what we were waiting for when the effort -- when the team first came here in 2008,

suffering through a miserable year. it all came together and now, as we said for time, your washington national's are in the playoffs. we will talk about this in a couple of minutes, but right now we want to talk about coming down to the game today. very nice conditions, right around the corner from me. ♪ >> [unintelligible]

looking up at the big american flag notice how it is blowing in little bit. -- a little bit. as we continue throughout the day, the wind is going to pick up. your hourly forecast, right now 61. [drumming] temperatures into the 60's, 70's for the high. a comfortable day. the wind is of the southwest right now. going from third base to right field, the outfield. here is a quick look at your travel forecast.

minneapolis, detroit, chicago. [drumming] that is where the warm air is. >> you mentioned the lefties smiling right now, that ball is headed out to right field. it is about getting down here to the ballpark, pick some up if you get here quickly. just getting here with the traffic, or more specifically, getting home, as it isut rush hour. steve? >> we have a look at the 14th street bridge. you can see all of that traffic getting across the 14th street bridge over to south capitol street where we are all turning right, inbound, closer to the exit right now. once you make it off the exit,

there is an accident across the street. it looks like only ones getting by. unfortunately, even with crowds, they are not reporting any delays. that is a look at a great turnout today. >> we will keep our it fingers crossed for the ride home as well. all the fans that come down here today will get their ownnattitude. expect to see a lot of those in the breeze throughout the game. john has been down here since very early this morning watching the crowds continue to grow. how is it looking there now? >> [laughter] [drumming] everyone is starting to file in right here. [drumming]

let me show you around. [drumming] the fire department [drumming] [drumming] the official washington national marching band [drumming] right over here. [drumming] >> i have been waiting a long time. [drumming] i am really excited. the first game, 1932. >> he is from a younger generation. [drumming] i will take your word for it. >> born and raised if you

remember plane towers. so excited to be here. go nats. >> [drumming] this is tom, from montreal. [drumming] >> i totally did, grew up in montreal. >> i sense some emotions. >> back to you in the studio. >> the weather is cooperating the fans are here. this being back home help in this situation? >> absolutely. they thrive being at home.

this is a young team with energy in this park. >> it might help those left- handed hitters as well. taking the mound today. that is really important, is it not? >> finally came to washington, where they will believe in him. >> that is the thing he played for the cardinals. how do you rank derek for the playoffs? >> maybe a little bit too much so for the game. a 100 degree fever for the last few days, keep in mind, he is 19

years old. >> after the season they will all have playoff experience. >> veterans already. >> bert mentioned that band, if you missed it. that band is getting a lot of attention from overseas here in the nation's capital. >> thank you so much, stephen. we sure appreciate it. part of a developing story this morning, a 4-year-old child may have been abducted by his own father. the boy's father got in and drove off with the toddler in the back seat. there are also some new revelations in the attacks against the ambassador to libya.

the security team in ben gauzy -- bengahzithe security department never concluded that it was the result of a violent protest. >> witnesses are scheduled to testify later today, they're looking to tell the committee that they were ignored. senior state department officials now acknowledge that one hour before several gunmen stormed the consulate in been gauzy it is the opposite of an eaofficials in the demonstration against an anti-muslim film. >> as that unfolded in cairo, it seems to have been hijacked by

extremists. >> the former chief security officer in libya had been concerned about the growing violence for a while. the state department would not allow them to send him to bring gauzy. there were told the state department officials did not seem to have a problem with no security agents. personnel could go to the safe haven within the compound. that is where chris stevens and another died of smoke inhalation. >> several have criticized the initial attack in libya. we will update you on what happens. in the satellite center, abc 7 news. >> the campaign scandal

surrounding vincent gray is today. our brooks and anothere on probation since brooks has been cooperative two others have also fled guilty. 27 days until election day republicans have put a big emphasis on ohio. this is a live look right now, a town hall in mount vernon. spending a third straight day in ohio. why is it that ohio is so important in this race? obama has lost four points since the debate. coming up on abc 7 news at noon what do you need to know?

also, northern virginia, if you cannot get to the game, people are already filing in. >> this is a live look at 395. you can see those fans scrambling to get in. check back with [ barack obama ]

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>> welcome back to our special coverage of the road to the world series. even see the history of baseball here in washington, d.c., goes back a long ways. unfortunately, when it comes to winning baseball in the nation's capital, it is pretty much the golden era. it has been 79 years since we have seen a post season game in washington. fans today see that they are a part of history today. you can get these standing room for $30. not forever but they have a few left if you'd like to come down to the baseball game.

they put the game on its own network, so it is only being televised on mlb network. what do you do? lots of people finding other places like a local drinking establishment. for that returned to crystal city with more on how fans are reacting. >> do not worry, they have it here at crystal city sports club. like i was saying, we have northern virginia as well. there is that feeling that baseball is back in washington and for the first time in a long time we have playoff baseball here in the capital. >> this is the first time since the early 1930's.

it was very exciting with the capitals having something to cheer about. >> we are hoping that this is another win. what are you hoping for out of today's game? >> something exciting. it has been a long time since we've had a reason to be excited about baseball. we have a lot of excited fans. without it, i do not know what happened. >> out here, i have to tell you that they have what they call a nattitude shooter. some of these fans coming in on their lunch break they can head down to the park. >> still on the clock? >> we expect you to behave throughout the rest of the show. it is getting better and better

outside. warmer than what it was earlier. >> right here we have the center field entrance. it is a transient area quite often, when you come to games. there is lots of cardinals paraphernalia that people are wearing. how long have you been coming to the game? >> all season. >> what does it mean to you? >> we are so excited for baseball in washington d.c., we are thrilled. >> it is a nice way to get out

of school. [drumming] [singing] exactly. temperatures whether today much quieter than normal. 60's, warming up into the 70's, very comfortable. this is what we love about october. here is a look at our satellite and radar composite. over the next few hours around here i really think we will stay dry. just an increase in the wind. it will pick up from the game. at that point we could see wind

gusts of up to 15 and into right field. that is you, harper. tonight's forecast, looks like the mid-40's downtown. high temperatures [drumming] in the sun tomorrow. [drumming] great conditions until monday [drumming] beautiful fans. back to you. >> thank you very much. the first pitch is coming up at 1:07.

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